Apparatus for plasticizing plastic material



' 1 Oct. 30, 1951 HENNlNG 2,573,440

' APPARATUS FOR PLASTICIZING PLASTIC MATERIAL Filed May 6, 1948 I 2 SHEETS'-SHEET 1 r IN VENTOR GEHENN/NG FIG/ 1 2* ATTORNEY Oct. 30, 1951 0.. E. HENNING 2,573,440,

APPARATUS FOR PLASTICIZINGPLASTIC MATERIAL I Filed May s, 1948 I v 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 g INVENTOR,

' G E. HENN/NG 5y ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 30, 1951 AP ABATUSFOBiPLASTICIZING PLASTIC MATERIAL George .Henning, Baltimore, -Mdassign r to We rn Elec ric -.G mn u ,-..In ;p0.rated, New Y rk, .N. 2., a orp n of New'Xork Application-Marti, 1948,"Serial-'No. 25,368 zeisims. (0148- 13) This invention relates to apparatus for plasticizing plastic material, and more particularly to apparatus for plasticizing organic, plastic material.

In the manufacture of insulated conductors, Ii extends :from the charging end of the cylinder plastic material, such as a vulcanizablecompound to a poin't short of the:idelivery end of the'cylincluding rubber or synthetic rubber-i-like mainder. terials, or a thermoplastic compound, sometimes :An adapter iMrfitsin-to the delivery end of the is milled to thoroughly mix and plasticize the cylinder :9 and:abuts=:the liner II. The adapter materialso that it may be ex-truded readily. The 10 I 4 is provided with a sfrustoconical passage It plasticized material then is inserted into-an exformed therein. An extrusion head 20 hinged truder, which extrudes the material-upon-aconto the extrusion cylinder 9 is provided with a ductor while the material is plastic. 'Such-millbody member22 having a tapered-socket24 thereing operations are relatively expensive and rein, which communicates with a bore '26 formed quire additional handling of the material. It in the extruding head concentrically with of has been p p to multaneously work and the tapered socket 24. A cylindrical tool holder plasticize such material as the-material is forced 28 fits into the bore '26 and is provided with a through an e tIu er- OWBVGI, f the -material frustocon'ical passage 30 forming 'a continuation is one which includes an accelerator to hasten of the -f-rustoconical socket 24. The tool holder vulcanization of the material, the material might als isprovided with a bore 32 extending transset up in the extruder or prevulcanize. Such versely with respect to the axis of the irustoprevulcanizationwould require frequent cleaning conical passage 30. An annular die holder 34 to maintain the necessary extrusion capacity of holding a'die 36 is mounted in the left hand end the extruder. of the bore T32, as viewed inFig. l. A core tube An object of the invention -is to provide new holder M supporting a coretube 42 is mounted nd mp ve pp u f r p iei n plastic in a'righth'and end of the "bore 32, and an alignmaterial. ment .plate '4'4 holds the core tube holder 40 and An apparatus illustrating certain features of the die holder 34 in alignment with one another,- the invention may include an extruding head, thereby'holdingthe core tube "112 and the die '36 an extruding cylinder having an extruding pas-, in alignment. sage therein, and a stock screw mounted in the "The-diner l'ihas'a constant diameter passage passage for working organic,plasticmaterialand 50 therein, within which is positioned a stock for advancing the material along'the passage, screw :52 having substantially constant thread said stock screw and said passage being "so conand rootadiametersfromthe chargingend of the structed and arranged that they form a flow cylinder :9 tosthe inner end of the liner II. The passage 'thel'ebetween f nuously d minis stock-screw 52 is provided with a central cooling ing cross-sectional area in the portion thereof passages, and also is provided with a threaded extending to the extruding head. counterbore "56 into which a threaded shank 58 A co pl un r t n i of he nv n ion ofiazsto'ck screw extension to is threaded. The y be Obtained from e 'fo OW ng detai d positionof the stock screw 52 longitudinally in description of an apparatus forming specific emthe-linerzfill isfixed, and the longitudinal position bodiments thereof, when.readinconjunction with of the extension to with respect to the adapter the ppended drawings, in hich: this :controlled by -the size and :number of shims Fig. 1 isa fragmentary, transver e, horizont l 62-:-:B2 positioned between a shoulder 6-4 formed section of anapparatus forming .one embod ment on the extension fill and the delivery end of "the of theinvention, and stock screw.

Fi ,2 is a reduced, fragmentary, l n itudin l. The extension 560 is provided with a plurality horizontal section of the appa atu of ribs 65-65, which are spiraled therearound to Referring now in detail to the drawing there advance the material, and is generally compleis shown in g- 1 a trusion apparatus for mentary to the frustoconical passage [5 in the form a covering 7 f a plastic-material around adapter l4. However, the height of the ribs dea fi me y conductor 8, which :may be bare creases continuously from the upper ends of the or may be covered with a textilepr plastic eoverribs-as viewed in Fig. l, to the lower ends thereof The p t c mat i l employed may b a 'so-thatsgrooves 66.-..-:B6' formed between the ribs accelerated, vulcaniza-ble compound including a decrease in crosasectional area from the upper rubber. or synthetic, rubber-like material, :or :a' compound including thermoplastic material.

2 The extrusion apnaratus includes an extrusion cylinder .9,, which may :be heated or cooled and whieh provided "with 'a charging .opening 1'0 (Fig. "2). 1A liner ,Itl fits into the cylinder and ends to theilower ends thereof,

:Asstrainerassembly His-designed to fittightly between the adapted I4 and the extruding head 22. The assembly 10 includes a frustoconical holder 12, which is designed to fit into the socket 24 of the extruding head and the passage 30 in the tool holder 28. The holder 12 is provided with a frustoconical passage 1'4 provided with ribs 16-15 forming grooves 18--l'8 therebetween. The grooves 18-48 converge from the upper ends to the lower ends thereof, as viewed in Fig. 1. A backing plate 80 fits into the lower portion of, the passage 14 and the holder 12, and a screen 82 fits on the backing plate. A frustoconical screen 84 is designed to fit into the passage I4 and a frustoconical breaker plate 86 fits into the frustoconical screen 84 and extends substantially beyond the adapter 14. V

The strainer assembly I may be taken out of the extrusion apparatus easily by swinging the head 20 away from the cylinder 9 and sliding the assembly off of the end of the extension 60. A second assembly identical with the assembly then may be substituted for the assembly I0 and the head 20 swung back to the cylinder 9 to force a holder, corresponding to the holder 12, tightly against the adapter l4 and tightly into the socket 24 in the body member 22 of the head is not worked severely until the portion of its travel just before it is forced into the extruding head so that accelerated material will not set up prior to the point of extrusion thereof, but is ready to set up'immediately after the point of extrusion.

The shims B262 between the stock screw 52 and the stock screw extension 60 may be varied to move the extension 80 relative to the wall of the frustoconical passage 16 in the adapter [4 of the extruding apparatus.

20 and the passage in the tool holder 28 to form tight joints therebetween.

Operation A suitable plastic compound is introduced into the extruding cylinder 9 through the opening l0 and is advanced by the stock screw 52 through the liner I l. The stock screw extension 60 works the plastic material with increasing in-tensity'and increases the velocity thereof toward the delivery end of the cylinder. The material flows between the stock screw extension and the wall of the tapered passage H5 in the adapted i4, and is thoroughly masticated by the ribs 65-455 of the I and flows through the strainer assembly 10 into the tapered passage 30 in the tube holder 28 from which it is forced immediately through the die 35 which forms the material into the covering 1.

The portion of the stock screw extension 60 which extends into the fr'iistoconical breaker plate 86 forces part of the material through the breaker plate and through the screen 84 behind the breaker plate which is supported by the ribs 16-16, and this portion of the material flows along the grooves 'I818 formed in the holder 12. The rest of the material flows through the screen 82 and the backing plate 80 into the frustoconical passage 30. Thus, a large straining area is provided. The material is worked further between the breaker plate 86 and the tip of the stock screw extension 60, and also is worked as it is forced through the breaker plate 86, the screens 84 and 82 and the backing plate 80 so that it is thoroughly plasticized as it is forced through the die 36.

Since the velocity of the material is increased from the upper end of the stock screw extension 60 (Fig. 2) to the lower end of the strainer as-' sembly 10, the material passage is continuously flushed throughout its length, thereby preventing setting up of a vulcanizable material prior to extrusion thereof. The material is worked severely and with increasing intensity as it is forced along the stock screw extension. Thus, the material What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus for working and extruding or ganic, plastic material, which comprises an extruding cylinder having a passage therein, a liner positioned in the passage and extending from the entrance end thereof to a point short of the delivery end thereof, a stock screw mounted rotatably in the liner, an adapter provided with a frustoconical passage therein designed to abut the delivery end of the liner, a frustoconical extension secured to an end of the stock screw and projecting along and beyond the adapter, an extruding head secured pivotally to the extrusion cylinder and being provided with a frustoconical socket therein, a frustoconical strainer holder provided with a frustoconical passage therein designed to fit over the end of the extension and fit into the socket in the extruding head, and a cup-shaped strainer element designed to fit into the strainer holder.

2. An apparatus for extruding organic, plastic material, which comprises an extruding cylinder, an extruding head secured detachably to the extruding cylinder, said head being provided with a frustoconical socket therein, a frustoc nical holder designed to fit removably into the socket in the extruding head for connecting the extruding cylinder to the extruding head, said holder being provided with a passage therein, and a strainer mounted in the passage in the holder.

GEORGE E. HENNIN G.

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